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Winter On The Railroad chords by
Bill Staines
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
D
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Bm
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2

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There's a wind across the prairie
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Breathing low as it goes by
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Bm
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The last grey geese swing southward
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For their voices fill the sky
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And the light of late November
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It dies earlier each day
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It's the passing of the season
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A

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And you can feel it slip away
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D

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Bm
Bm
2

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And out across the distance,
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moving onward sure is time
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D

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2

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There's another diesel freight train,
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moving down along the line
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G

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By the dark and icy rivers,
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D

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F#m
F#m
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Bm
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past the bridges and the farms
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Through the grey of old December,
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into January's arms
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F#m
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For it's winter on the railroad.
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G

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Yes, it's winter across the line.

And there's not a job that's easy,
F#m
F#m
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but everybody takes his time.
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G

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F#m
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Against another old blue northern,
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against another driving snow.
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D

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Somewhere we're warm and welcome,
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A

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but here it's 32 below.
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D

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Somewhere we're warm and welcome,
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D

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F#m
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but here it's thirty -two below.
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Asus4
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Bm
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Now there's beauty in the gentle white
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G

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that settles all in the town.
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But there's danger in the mountains,
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when that snow comes sliding down
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And you don't know where
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D

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you'll be sleeping,
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Bm
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when you're out upon the crew
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And it don't matter how hard
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D

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the wind blows,
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A

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there's still a thousand things to do
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D

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You melt the ice from off
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the switches,
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G

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sweep the snow from off the rails
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Bm
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Gotta keep those trains a -runnin'
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A

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through the February hail
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D

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F#m
F#m
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And check the brakes outside of Mandan
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A

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on a cold Dakota morn
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Bm
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We'll fix a track somewhere near Denver
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in a rocky mountain storm
F#m
F#m
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For it's winter on the railroad,
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G

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is this winter cross the line?
F#m
F#m
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And it's not a job that's easy,
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G

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but everybody takes his time
Asus4
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Against another old blue northern,
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against another driving snow
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Somewhere we're warm and welcome,
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but here it's thirty to below
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Em
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Somewhere we're warm and welcome,
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but here it's thirty to below
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Bm
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From Chicago to St. Louis,
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From Seattle to St. Paul,
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There'll another change in seasons,
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and once again I'll hear that call
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F#m
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From the wild geese heading northward,
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but till then I know you see
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There are many miles of track out there,
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this stretch depends on me
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For it's winter on the railroad,
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yes it's winter across the line
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And there's not a job that's easy,
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but everybody takes a stand
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Against another old blue northern,

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against another driving snow
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Somewhere we're warm and welcome,
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but here it's 32 below
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Here's this winter on the railroad,
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here's this winter across the land

And there's not a job that's easy,
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but everybody takes a stand
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Against another old blue northern,
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against another driving snow
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Somewhere we're warm and welcome,
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but here it's 30 to below
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Somewhere we're warm and welcome,
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but here it's 30 to below
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • F#m

    2

  • A

  • Asus4

  • Em

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Winter On The Railroad by Bill Staines is E major.

The primary chords used in Winter On The Railroad are E, C#m, A, G#m, B, Bsus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, C#m, A, G#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Winter On The Railroad is approximately 74 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Winter On The Railroad using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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